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Sankt Martin in Kempen

Saint Martin

Savaria, Pannonia (now Szombathely, Hungary), 316 - Candes-Saint-Martin, Gaul 397
3rd Bishop of Tours. Around his name much legendary material accrued and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints
(Wikipedia)

Michael Franke
Bronzegiesserei Butzon & Becker (Kevelaer)
2004

Description

Bronze sculpture group, showing children with torches and Martin' 'bloese'.

Information Sign

ST. MARTIN IN KEMPEN
Nach einer Idee des St.-Martin-Verein Kempen e.V.
mit freundlicher Unterstützung durch:
Stiftung Natur-Kultur Kreis Viersen/Sparkasse Krefeld
Werbering Kempen
Verkehrsverein Kempen
Ausführung: Bildhauer Michael Franke, Erkelenz
Bronzeguss: Butzon & Bercker, Kevelaer
Sankt Martin 2004

Saint Martin and the Beggar

Saint Martin is often depicted as a man on horseback sharing his cloak with a beggar. While Martin was still a soldier in the Roman army and deployed in Gaul (modern day France), he experienced the vision that became the most-repeated story about his life. One day as he was approaching the gates of the city of Amiens he met a scantily clad beggar. He impulsively cut his own military cloak in half and shared it with the beggar. That night, Martin dreamed of Jesus wearing the half-cloak he had given away. He heard Jesus say to the angels: "Here is Martin, the Roman soldier who is not baptized; he has clad me." In another story, when Martin woke, his cloak was restored. The dream confirmed Martin in his piety, and he was baptized at the age of 18.

Sculptor

Michael Franke (Ershausen, Thüringen 1946), German sculptor in Erkelenz (Website – Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

St.-Martin-Verein Kempen e.V., Die Skulptur "Sankt Martin in Kempen" auf dem Buttermarkt.

Locatie (N 51°21'50" - E 6°25'5") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw043; Photograph: 6 August 2009
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